Classroom Resources | Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonAnimal Study: From Fiction to Facts
Students listen to fiction and nonfiction read-alouds and explore selected Websites to identify factual information about animals. This lesson focuses on ants, but can be adapted to any animal.

Classroom Resources | Grades 2 – 4 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonA Recipe for Writing: Fairy Tale Feasts
After examining recipes written based on students' favorite fairy tales, students research a recipe related to their favorite story, book, or fairy tale and include it in a classroom recipe book.

Classroom Resources | Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Recurring LessonChoosing the Right Book: Strategies for Beginning Readers
Students make purposeful choices for their reading materials, thinking about their reasons for reading a book and using strategies to match books to their abilities.

Classroom Resources | Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonCreating Question and Answer Books through Guided Research
This series of activities is designed to teach research strategies. Students use KWL charts to guide their inquiry and publish their results in a collaborative question and answer book.

Classroom Resources | Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard LessonDescriptive Writing and the 100th Day of School
Students write descriptions of 100th day bottles they create at home, write clues about their bottles for a guessing game, practice descriptive writing, and create a class book.